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Secrets, Lies and Murder Amongst Friends!
Lucy Clarke returns in this gripping and richly compelling new thriller where sometimes the darkest secrets of all lie amongst your closest friends and thi... READ MORE
Absolutely loved it!
Loved it! I have been eagerly awaiting this title and it did not disappoint! First off, the setting was gorgeous. I thoroughly enjoyed the Greek villa back... READ MORE
Synopsis
One is a liar. One is a stranger, One is a cheater. Who is a killer?
We were dying for a holiday...
The six of us arrived on that beautiful Greek island dreaming of sun-drenched beaches and blood orange sunsets, ready to lose ourselves in the wild freedom of a weekend away with friends.
On the first night we swam under a blanket of stars. On the second night the games began on our clifftop terrace. On the third night the idyll cracked, secrets and lies whispering on the breeze. And by the final night there was a body on the rocks below...
Who would kill for it?
Publisher information
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN: 9780008462413
- Number of pages: 448
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 27 mm
- Weight: 290g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allA bit too predeictable
So I was really looking forward to reading this, having saved it as a good holiday read. It is set in Greece and so does make for a holiday read, but unfor... READ MORE
An exciting read
Firstly, I would like to thank Net Galley for the opportunity to read this book.
The story of Lexi’s hen do on a lovely Greek Island. All the girls attend... READ MORE
A great little read
So many of the books based in Greece are holiday romance type stories or historical fiction so I really liked that this was a completely different genre se... READ MORE
a brilliant read
This was a great story. I loved how there was a diverse type of characters each with their own hidden secret that we needed to work out the connections bet... READ MORE
An ending I wasn’t expecting!
I was not expecting the ending at all! It had me turning the pages quickly til the very end. My first time reading a book by Lucy Clarke, I’d seen her book... READ MORE
An exciting read.
A hen party on a beautiful Greek island. What could possibly go wrong ?
Bit of a slow burner to start with but the pace picked up as the story went on. T... READ MORE
Fast paced Summer read on a Greek Island.
Hidden secrets, multiple POV's, short chapters and a Greece Island. I mean, come on. I enjoyed the story behind all these women and how their relationships... READ MORE
A Tense & Atmospheric Thriller
I have loved all of Lucy Clarke’s books, and One of the Girls was no exception. What a blast! This was a fast-paced and atmospheric psychological study of ... READ MORE
what happens on the hen weekend, stays on the hen weekend!
An isolated villa, perched on the edge of a cliff on the Greek island of Aegos is the setting of Lexi Lowes hen weekend. Six friends – Lexi, Bella, Fen, Ro... READ MORE
How our lives are entwined
Thoroughly enjoyable book and now I have finished it I have missed joining the girls on their hen weekend in Greece where slowly the links that joined them... READ MORE
Hen-do holiday horror
I really enjoyed this book which was mainly down to the characters. The first two thirds of the book is an introduction to each of the women on the holiday... READ MORE
Utterly brilliant!
Oh Lucy Clarke, you’ve done it again! What an excellent book, a total page turner.
Told from each character’s perspective and with an added mystery voice,... READ MORE
One of the Girls by Lucy Clarke
One of the Girls by Lucy Clarke was a fascinating and entertaining read about a hen party on a Greek island. When you think of hen parties you tend to groa... READ MORE
Perfect summer read
Absolutely gripping, a perfect summer read. 6 women go to a small Greek island for a hen party and we know that a tragedy has happened from the beginning ... READ MORE
An enjoyable read, but a little too slow-paced for me!
After reading and thoroughly enjoying The Castaways by Lucy Clarke, I’ll admit I went into reading this book with high hopes. Sadly it just didn’t quite do... READ MORE
Brilliant!
This is the first Lucy Clarke book I’ve read and to be honest I was a bit dubious before I began reading. Six girls having a hen party on a Greek island? ... READ MORE
Excellent
A very gripping read that gifts juicy drama and delicious characters that keeps you guessing what will happen
A slow burn but loved the ending
A game of two halves. I really liked the ending which was a total surprise and revelation after revelation. The start plants a seed which I then ran with u... READ MORE
Lots of intrigue
3.5-4 stars
Good holiday read, well written with short punchy chapters, relatable characters and lots of intrigue -
I enjoyed this :)
Many thanks to Netg... READ MORE
One of the Girls
A bachelorette party in a villa on a Greek Island... what could possible go wrong? Well, with so many secrets and lies, and with a lot of competition betwe... READ MORE
A great holiday read
This is a great holiday read about friendship, betrayal, love, lies and a suspicious death. All of this amidst a backdrop of a fabulous Greek holiday villa... READ MORE
Absolutely brilliant
Lexi is marrying Ed.. To celebrate she is having hen weekend at a beautiful Greek Villa with five friends. Each come to the break with their own secrets.... READ MORE
A really enjoyable, fast-paced thriller
Thank you to the author, publishers Harper Collins and NetGalley UK for access to this as an advance reader’s ebook. This is an honest and voluntary review... READ MORE
I enjoyed this novel....
One of the Girls by Lucy Clarke
Published date: 26 May 2022
Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS
441 pages
WOW! WOW! WOW! I was hooked from the beginning. I LOVED... READ MORE
Good holiday read
I really enjoyed this book, which is the story of Lexi and her hen holiday in Greece, with five of her friends. We are taken on a journey with the women, ... READ MORE
Thriller set on an island in the AEGEAN SEA
Six women – ‘hens’ – descend on the fictional island of Aegos in the Aegean Sea to celebrate Lexi’s upcoming marriage to Ed. I often balk at this number of... READ MORE
Really Relatable
The situation this book is set in, a collection of women brought together (in this case for a hen weekend) who all have different levels of knowledge of ea... READ MORE
Loved it!
“One is a liar…One is a stranger…Who is a killer?”
Lexi is getting married and her closest friends are over the moon and are excited to celebrate with her... READ MORE
Secrets and Lies.
This story is set on a beautiful Greek island as a group of women attend a hen party holiday. The women do not all know each other so at first there is a p... READ MORE
Intriguing, character-driven, and so very gripping; the perfect summer thriller
Author Lucy Clarke is a master at bringing lush, exotic locations to life through her descriptive writing. From the coast of New Zealand to the remoteness ... READ MORE
A HEN PARTY WITH A TWIST
Lexi Lowe is getting married to Ed in a month and one of her friends, Bella arranges a hen party on a fairly remote Greek Island for the bride to be, Bella... READ MORE
The best holiday read for 2022
Thanks so much to Netgalley and HarperCollins UK, HarperFiction for the opportunity to read/review the latest book by Lucy Clarke. My favourite book of ... READ MORE
Perfect beach reading
3.5 rounded up.
It’s Lexi Lowes hen weekend on the Greek island of Aegos and she’s there with five friends and under strict instructions not have contact... READ MORE
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